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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34145	The original papers and letters, relating to the Scots Company, trading to Africa and the Indies from the memorial given in against their taking subscriptions at Hamburgh, by Paul Ricaut, His Majesty's resident there, to their last address sent up to His Majesty in December, 1699 : faithfully extracted from the Companies books.	Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies.; Rycaut, Paul, Sir, 1628-1700.	1700 (1700)	Wing C5598A; ESTC R4714	23,387	56

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